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Giving voice to the concerns and interests of older Vermonters
JAN 28, 2026
AARP Vermont will host a live conversation with Senator Peter Welch during a Telephone Town Hall at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. We will discuss several issues, including housing, Social Security, Medicare, prescription drug prices, and more. Senator Welch will take your questions live to learn more about what’s on the minds of older Vermonters.
JAN 20, 2026
When Fia flipped through her local paper and saw a mug-making workshop, something clicked. ‘I want to do that,’ she thought—and that simple decision changed everything.
JAN 7, 2026
Applications accepted through March 4, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT
JAN 6, 2026
Join us by phone or on Facebook on Thursday, January 15 at 10:00 am for a conversation about mature workers and how they can use local resources to learn new skills, re-enter the workforce, or find jobs consistent with their interests and abilities. We’ll discuss career tips, job-search tools, and professional resources that every experienced worker can use to sharpen their skills or get hired. AARP knows that people are living and working longer, and experienced workers bring expertise, maturity, and perspective. Experienced workers should have a level playing field in their ability to compete for, obtain, and retain jobs, so we have invited Associates for Training and Development, or A4TD, to join us on our call.
There's a host of ways our Medicare system, and your account, are being scammed by crooks every day. The video below will open you eyes to how these scams work and how to protect you and your loved ones from being the next victim.
In 2019, Vermonters filed 5,447 scam reports with the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP). As old scams persisted, new scams emerged. According to the Attorney General’s list of top 10 most commonly reported scams of the year, the Social Security number phishing scam surpassed the IRS scam, knocking it out of the top spot as the most common scam. This phone scam involves calls claiming that your Social Security number has been compromised, suspended, and/or linked to criminal activity. The phony grandchild is also still popular.
Want to help combat scammers? AARP Vermont is looking for more fraud fighting volunteers to staff tables and give talks.
AARP Vermont State Director Greg Marchildon released the following statement on Dec. 18 upon the passage of FY 2020 appropriations bills H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1865:
Over 4 million Americans at risk of surprise tax increase if medical expense deduction not extended.
Bill Would Improve Weaknesses in Caller ID Cited in Recent AARP Survey
AARP Vermont and partners developed the Better Places: Place-Based Crowdgranting Program to explore more collaborative funding for community projects.
Retail prices for 267 brand-name drugs commonly used by older adults surged by an average of 5.8% in 2018, more than twice the general inflation rate of 2.4%, according to new AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) data released today. The annual average cost of therapy for one brand-name drug ballooned to more than $7,200 in 2018, up from nearly $1,900 in 2006.
AARP Vermont is recruiting volunteers for the 2020 tax season.
With scam artists hard at work all year, taxpayers should watch for new versions of tax-related scams. One such scam involves fake property liens. It threatens taxpayers with a tax bill from a fictional government agency.
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